Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Johnson, Jerry William December 15, 2007
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The Berrien Press - December 2007
The Berrien Press -- Jerry William Johnson, 65, of Carmel, Indiana, died 
December 15, 2007 from complications following open heart surgery.
 A funeral service was held in Indiana on December 19 at 7 p.m. at Flanner & 
Buchanan Funeral Center.
 On December 22 a funeral service was held at 11 a.m. at Pine Grove Baptist 
Church in Berrien County with the Rev. Gary James officiating.
 Interment was in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
 Nephews served as pallbearers.
 Born March 22, 1942 in Lenox to Ruby Inez Griner Johnson of Tifton and the 
late William Joseph Johnson, he graduated from Berrien High School and 
received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of 
Houston. He was awarded both a Master's Degree and PhD in electrical 
Engineering and Computer Science from MLT and later earned his MBA from 
Harvard University.
 He was a Distinguished Fellow of Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies where 
he worked for 26 years, retiring as Vice President of Research and Development 
in Software Switching Systems. He was instrumental in the development of 
digital telecommunications and held several patents on the basic software 
design of modern communications switching systems.
 He volunteered with the Friends of the Carmel Clay Public Library and was 
politically active as an election judge in Hamilton County. He loved to play 
chess and other games, enjoyed bird watching and nature, and was an avid 
reader.
 Survivors, in addition to his mother, include his wife of 23 years, Nancy 
Burzinski Johnson; two daughters, Sarah and Rachel; one son, David; two 
brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Connie Johnson and Stan and Micheale 
Johnson all of Tifton; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Jo Beth and Doug 
Peacock of Maitland, FL, Sue and Willard Lance of Washington, GA and Jan and 
Danny Tyson of Tifton; numerous nieces and nephews.
 Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors was in charge of arrangements.

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